Low severity2.7NVD Advisory· Published Sep 20, 2026· Updated Sep 21, 2026
CVE-2026-81652
CVE-2026-81652
Description
The Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and WordPress plugin before 4.5.0 does not verify that the requesting user is entitled to a given image record before returning it, allowing users with the Contributor role and above to read the stored metadata of any image on the site, including images in galleries belonging to other users. The disclosed data includes the image's stored EXIF subset, covering camera make and model and capture timestamp, along with internal checksums and identifiers that the Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and WordPress plugin before 4.5.0's own capability-gated read path reserves to administrators.
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Affected products
1- Range: <4.5.0
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
1News mentions
1- Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (September 14, 2026 to September 20, 2026)Wordfence Blog · Sep 24, 2026